Parish Registers were instigated by Thomas Cromwell from 1538 in the reign of Henry VIII, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. From 1597 a copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop. Sometimes the Bishops' Transcript may contain more information than the original, so it can often be worthwhile tracking down both. For more information on Parish Registers there is a brief history on the Wikipedia Parish Register page.
After 1837 Civil Registration was introduced and the Local BMD and GRO BMD records become the primary source.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Find My Past - BMD's, Parish Records and More |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | A Genealogy of Selected Families |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~laetoli/genealogy/ |
| Description: | A Genealogy of JONES, ORME, BIRD, ALLEN, WAITE, HAINSWORTH, BUTLER , REES and Others |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | A Romany Gypsy & Traveller Heritage Project |
| Link: | https://www.romaheritage.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Romani Parish and Census records |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Ashbourne Town Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170115114758fw_/http... |
| Description: | Ashbourne Town Website, including Records from St Oswalds Parish Church |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on Matters of Life and Death. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Ashover and the Surrounding Areas |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215155955/http://f... |
| Description: | Ashover and the Surrounding Areas |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be available. May take a few moments to load. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Ashover Genealogy |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20190419005512/http://... |
| Description: | Ashover Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. Most information is still available. The history of the people and place. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Parish Records |
| Title: | Baptisms - England and Wales Christening Records |
| Link: | England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
| Description: | England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1980 |
| Extra Info: | Not complete. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Brimington Village Website |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100324043021/http://w... |
| Description: | Brimington Village Website |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. It may take a few moments to load. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
| Link: | http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/ |
| Description: | Derbyshire and Cornwall Records |
| Extra Info: | Click on England/Wales in the menu bar at the top |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Derbyshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Derbyshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes various parish registers extracts and wills. Matlock manor and parish : historical & descriptive, with pedigrees and arms. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | East Midlands General Baptist History |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/genealogy/... |
| Description: | East Midlands General Baptist History |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Census, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Visitations |
| Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 Censuses; 1837-2005 GRO BMD; visitations and other records. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | English Clandestine Marriages |
| Link: | https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-clandestine-marriages |
| Description: | English Clandestine Marriages from 1667 to 1775. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Extra Info: | More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts. |
| Classification: | Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search - Maps |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search - Maps |
| Extra Info: | Maps showing where parish boundaries are, when registers were first started. Not complete coverage. Click on map in the map screen to view road names. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Extra Info: | An increasing number of records, including census and parish records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Worldwide |
| Extra Info: | Includes the England and Wales 1841 & 1861 Census, and foreign records, such as the American census that contains Britons who were aboard. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | FreeReg Project |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Transcriptions for Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Census, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Hasland Village, Derbyshire |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20160722030929/http://... |
| Description: | Hasland Village, Near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Heanor and Heage Ancestral Archive |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20220521222756/http://... |
| Description: | Heanor and Heage Ancestral Archive |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Census, Parish Records |
| Title: | Liz's Family History Site |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~glossopfamily/genea... |
| Description: | Some Resources for the area around Glossop, Derbyshire |
| Extra Info: | Covers Great and Little Hucklow, Taddington, Hognaston, Mellor and Glossop area. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriage Index - The Joiner Marriage Index |
| Link: | http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Marriage Database for Northern England |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriage Indexes - A Selection |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar/arrolfamily/marriage.... |
| Description: | Collection of Marriage Indexes |
| Extra Info: | A selection of areas in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Marriages - England and Wales |
| Link: | England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
| Description: | England and Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 |
| Extra Info: | Not complete. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Place Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
| Link: | https://www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/ |
| Description: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records |
| Title: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs |
| Link: | https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/affiliate/?affid=... |
| Description: | Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs from the National Archive, hosted by The Genealogist |
| Extra Info: | They include the birth records at Dr Williams' Library in London, hospital records of maternity, overseas registrations for British citizens and those on board ships. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram of Coley Register |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/nonconformistreg00byuhe... |
| Description: | Nonconformist Register - Northowram or Coley Register 1644-1752 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Parish Registers 1584-1620. Index of surnames and place names at end of book. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dusk/genealogy/ |
| Description: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
| Classification: | Census, Parish Records |
| Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
| Link: | http://www.nwdbysources.uk/ |
| Description: | Various North West Derbyshire Parish & Census records |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Open Library |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
| Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
| Extra Info: | Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. |
| Classification: | Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregister00braduof... |
| Description: | Parish Register - William Bradock's Guide 1910 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. It explains that start of parish registers and other associated items, such as Phillimore marriages, Hardwicke's marriage act, banns, explanation of register entries, foundlings, as well as some interesting register extracts. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~juliet22/genealogy/... |
| Description: | Parish Register and Census Transcripts - A Selection |
| Extra Info: | May not display correctly in all browsers. Transcripts from Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northumberland for a selction of names. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Carsington, Derbyshire |
| Link: | https://www.dfhs.org.uk/index.php?id=carsington |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Carsington, Derbyshire |
| Extra Info: | Click on Data and Downloads. Baptisms 1592-1888, burials 1593-1982, marriages 1598-1982. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Place Study, Parish Records, Visitations |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
| Link: | https://www.crichparish.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and More |
| Extra Info: | Contains baptisms, marriages, burials, memorials, church history and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Crich and Other Aspects |
| Extra Info: | Contains baptisms, marriages, burials, memorials, church history and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Croxall, Derbyshire - Croxall Parish An Historical Sketch |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishofcroxall00ussh |
| Description: | Parish of Croxall, Derbyshire - An Historical Sketch, Includes Parish Registers |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Includes monumental inscriptions from the churchyard and monuments in the church. Also includes parish registers 1586-1810. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (1) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish01phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 1 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Dale Abbey, Stanton-by-Dale, Stanley, Breatson, Sandiacre, Risley, Ockbrook, Boulton, Heath/Lownd/Lund, Church Broughton, Hault Hucknall, Mackworth and Allestree. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (10) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish10phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 10 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Derby, St Werburgh's 1558-1837. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (12) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish12phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 12 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Chapel-en-le-Frith 1621-1837, Fairfield 1756-1837, Buxton 1718-1837 and Repton 1578-1837. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (13) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish13phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 13 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Wilne 1540-1837, Sawley 1656-1812, Elvaston 1651-1837, Morely 1540-1837, Smalley 1624-1837, Breadsall 1573-1837, Kedleston 1600-1837. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (4) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish04phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 4 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. St. Alkmund, Derby, Quarndon, Tickenhall and Foremark. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (5) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish05phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 5 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Norton 1559-1812, St. Michael, Derby 1559-1812, Chaddesden 1718-1812, West Hallam 1638-1812 and Morton 1575-1812. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore (8) |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/derbyshireparish08phil |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Derbyshire - Phillimore - Marriages Vol 8 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Marriages. Ilkeston, Aston-upon-Trent, Weston-on-Trent, Swarkeston, Barrow-on-Trent, Twyford, Stanton-by-Bridge, Melbourne, Smisby, Parwich and Alsop-en-le-Dale. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Heanor, including Taghill, Derbyshire |
| Link: | http://www.taghill.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Heanor, including Taghill, Derbyshire |
| Extra Info: | Baptisms at St Lawrence 1816-1894. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Mickleover and Littleover, Debyshire |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/registersofmickl65mick |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Mickleover and Littleover, Debyshire |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Mickleover registers 1607 to 1812, Littleover 1680 to 1812. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Tansley - Holy Trinity Church, Derbyshire |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150305113535/http://... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Tansley - Holy Trinity Church, Derbyshire |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a website that is no longer active. The information is still available to view. However the marriage are on viewable by the wife's surname. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway - History |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dlhdby/history/ |
| Description: | Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway - History |
| Extra Info: | Information and articles relating to all aspects of the history of the area. |
| Classification: | Parish Records |
| Title: | Parishmouse Family History Guides |
| Link: | https://www.parishmouse.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Parish Registers, Parish Records and Historical Directories. |
| Extra Info: | Each parish page provides a list of adjacent parishes, historical descriptions of the parish, links to free parish registers and records. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Parish Records |
| Title: | Ridgeway Village Site |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ridgeway/genealogy/... |
| Description: | Ridgeway Village Site |
| Extra Info: | Parish Registers,includes some for Eckington. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Census, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Romany References and Records |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20091026134802/http://g... |
| Description: | Romany References and Records |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active, although most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Obituaries, Parish Records |
| Title: | Sheffield Indexers |
| Link: | http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/ |
| Description: | Sheffield Indexers, including Census Index and Parish Register Online Search |
| Extra Info: | Mainly Yorkshire records, but some Derbyshire Census information is available. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Place Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | Smalley One Place Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20101102124209/http://w... |
| Description: | Smalley One Place Study |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. This is an archived copy of the site that is no longer available. Most of the information is still accessible. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brett/genealogy/sdi... |
| Description: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | South Derbyshire Parish Registers |
| Link: | http://www.southderbyshirebdm.co.uk/home.html |
| Description: | South Derbyshire Parish Registers |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Obituaries, Parish Records |
| Title: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/genealogy/... |
| Description: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Place Study, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Staveley One Place Study |
| Link: | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/staveley/ |
| Description: | Staveley One Place Study |
| Extra Info: | Also has Handley information. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records |
| Title: | Tansley Village Website |
| Link: | http://www.tansleyparish.com/TansleyVillage/ |
| Description: | Tansley Village Website |
| Extra Info: | Click on Local History for Church Registers. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History |
| Link: | http://www.wirksworth.org.uk |
| Description: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History, including Parish Records, Census and much more |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills 1525-1928, marriage witnesses and much more. |
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